Dry roast powdered salt before putting them in shakers for easy flour.
To avoid worms or other pests in dal or rice keep neem leaves in that container.
When pans are badly burned and crusted, fill them with soapy water and let it boil for 15 minutes. This will help to remove burnt marks while washing.
To clean [...]
Sugar: Put 2-3 cloves in the sugar to keep ants at bay. Tadka: Use sprouted mustard seeds (rayee) and fenugreek (methi) seeds for your tadkas. Both of them when sprouted have more nutritional values. Also this add flavour to the dish [...]
Almonds: To remove the skin of almonds easily, soak them in hot water for 15-20 minutes. Ants: Putting 3-4 cloves in the sugar container will keep the ants at bay. Biscuits: If you keep a piece of blotting paper at the [...]
Sadly, a lot of people now-a-days are neglecting the wonderful offers of their kitchen and instead enjoying so much the luxurious offers of restaurant and fast food chains. Unfortunately, these people are forgetting the fact that aside from the reality that the kitchen offers the most effective way of saving money, it can also be [...]
Chinese cooking uses three methods of sauteing, which is also called “shallow-cooking.” Sauteing uses much less oil than deep-frying and is done at lower temperatures than stir-frying. Ingredients are usually cut into slices or flat pieces. Seasonings are added after the food is browned.
Sauteing on both sides (jian)
In sauteing on both sides (jian), foods are [...]
For cut vegetables make sure pieces are of equal size for equal cooking. If you are cooking an assortment of vegetables, arrange large or tougher vegetables (carrots, cauliflower, broccoli etc.) toward the outside of the plate and small or tender [...]
Wash your hands thoroughly with hot water and soap after handling raw meat or eggs.
Cook by the appearance of the meal over what the cooking time is. Look for it to be “golden brown” before “done in 30 minutes”. This is known as “common sense” cooking.
Cook healthier foods by using a little less salt, a [...]
There are number of equipments to choose from while cooking a chicken. Cooking chicken on a grill is one the methods. If there is one part of grilled chicken that we love to hate but enjoy eating, that would be the skin. Grilling your favorite chicken with its skin on is definitely appealing. However, [...]
For cut vegetables make sure pieces are of equal size for equal cooking.
If you are cooking an assortment of vegetables, arrange large or tougher vegetables (carrots, cauliflower, broccoli etc.) toward the outside of the plate and small or tender ones (peas, mushrooms, capsicum etc.) in the center so they finish cooking at the same time.
Never [...]
Losing weight doesn\’t have to be dull and boring. Nor does it have to spell the end to your favourite meals. In most cases it is all about making substitutions with your ingredients, which is achievable whilst still creating delicious dishes.
Now most of the following tips are pretty straight forward, and will not make much [...]